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Wheelchair Pan American Games in Winnipeg in 1967. She was a member of Canada's national team at the 1969 Wheelchair Pan American Games in
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see if I can get into it," she explained of the barriers her clients faced. "Washrooms can prove a real hurdle too." She also volunteered with the
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292:McKay, Louise (1951-11-10).
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